On the 23rd (Korean time), Jokovic announced on his Internet homepage that "As he arrived in Belgrade, Serbia, he received a corona19 test, and it was positive."
In a situation where the ATP tour was recently stopped due to Corona 19, Jokovic planned a mini tour called Adriatic Tour, held the first tournament in Belgrade, Serbia for 13 days from the 13th, and held the second tournament in Zadar, Croatia for 20 days from the 20th.
However, ahead of the game on the 21st, the last day of the second tournament, Andor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) was positive for Corona 19, and subsequently Borna Choric (Croatia) and Victor Troitsky (Serbia) were classified as successors.
The possibility of infection of Corona 19 has been raised after the decision by Dimitrov on the 21st, such as playing basketball with Dimitrov ahead of the opening of the second tournament.
Jokovic's wife, Jelena, also had positive corona19, and her children (one boy and one girl) were fortunately negative.
The adria tour planned by Jokovich was pointed out that thousands of spectators entered the first and second tournaments, but both players and fans were neglected to keep social distance.
There were a lot of people who didn't wear masks in the stands, and the photos of the players holding a party at the club after the match were captured.
Among the players who participated in the 1st and 2nd tournaments, 4 players including Jokovich, Dimitrov, Chorich, and Trotsky had Corona 19, and Jokovic's wife and trainer, Dimitrov's coach, and Trotsky's wife were positive.
Zokovic was positive, but there were no known symptoms.
"This contest was planned with a pure heart and good intentions," said Jokovic. "I'm sorry for the infection."
He plans to lead a self-containment life in the future and decides to retest after five days.
The winner of this year's first major tournament, the Australian Open, has made it unclear the possibility of participating in the US and French Opens held in late August and late September respectively.
In addition, Roger Federer (4th, Switzerland) has already finished the 2020 season due to a knee injury, so if major tournaments or ATP tours are scheduled for this year, Jokovic, Rafael Nadal (2nd, Spain), Federer's men's tennis'Big 3' 'The likelihood of Nadal standing alone on the court increased.
It was a bad time for this great athlet